He also sensed it, and the little beggar let out a shrill cry when he saw him...

  "Take him back first, you two, don't get close to him. Keep an eye on him, if anything happens to him..." Lin Xiansi's gaze swept over the attendants with a gloomy expression, and he let out a cold snort.

  Watching the fireworks being transported into the warehouse, Lin Xiang returned to the Xiang government office, had a few cups of tea, took a break, and had someone bring in a small beggar.

  Half an hour later, Lin Xiansi's face was gloomy, and he called in several trusted advisors. A few moments later, a group of guards rushed out of the Xiansi government office and sped towards Shanyin County.

  The next day at noon, Lin Xiansi's face was iron-green as he entered the Commander's Mansion.

  Xiao Qi Gai is from Shanyin County, named Wang Tie Chui, an orphan. He and the little Sha monk Tong Ning in the Ning'an Temple are extremely good friends.

  One year ago, also in November, one day Tong Ning fled to his broken hut in a state of extreme terror, saying that he saw the abbot Kong Jie, the monk De Qing who was in charge of receiving guests, and Chen Dainai, the wife of Yang Xiutai from the county, all three naked behind the Buddha statue, fighting like ghosts.

  Tong Ning stared blankly, forgetting to dodge, and was spotted by De Qing. De Qing picked up a knife to kill him, Tong Ning was frightened out of his wits and fled desperately, not caring where he went, until he came to find Wang Tie Chui.

  Wang Tiechui was also frightened, his first thought was to escape far away, thinking of taking a few sweet potatoes with him on the long way, and letting Tongning wait for him. He ran to a nearby village, found a cellar, stole a bag of sweet potatoes back, and just as he approached the shed, through the broken wall made of mats with holes everywhere, he saw Deqing stabbing Tongning repeatedly, stabbing him all over the ground in blood, while Kong Xian stood by.

  He was allowed to borrow a lecture, and the empty precepts were tied back, but before he could be tried, Deqing said that he had committed an offense against the precept of not holding money, and had already been expelled from the temple. Now, he is living in Hengshan County, seeking spiritual verification for his descendants.

  Lu Shuai's face turned iron-green in an instant.

  This case has just uncovered a corner and has already implicated the abbot of Ning'an Temple, the guest monk, the wife of the scholar's family, and the efficacious prayer for a child!

  Luo Shuai's face was red with rage, his temples bulging, and it was already approaching the end of the year. Yet, he had uncovered such a filthy case that couldn't be suppressed no matter what. The case couldn't be covered up or dragged out; it had to be investigated and tried immediately...

  Luo Shuai and Lin Xian glared at each other, both of them so angry they could have spat out blood.

  "I'm going to Mingtao Mountain Villa." Luo Shuai suppressed the urge to vomit blood, "You write a brief summary, come back and I'll take a look, must report to the imperial court immediately... these bald donkeys!"

  ………………

  Lin Xiansi rushed to the front of the Shaoye government office, and Lin Xiansi's most trusted aide, Mr. Yao, first came out of the upper house where Lin Xiansi worked and returned to his own room, calling in Hu Mingde, the bookkeeper. He praised him for a few sentences before smiling and asking: "I heard that your elder sister-in-law is from Xikou Town, Hengshan County?"

  "Yes." Hu Mingde was somewhat perplexed and asked what this was for?

  "What kind of people are in your wife's family? Tell me carefully." Mr. Yao was very gentle.

  Hu Mingde was even more puzzled, but still replied hastily: "My eldest sister's family is simple. My eldest sister's father, Zhao Huiqing, has been doing business in Yangzhou for many years and only returns home for about ten days or half a month during the Chinese New Year. In recent years, he hasn't even come back for the New Year. Eldest sister's biological mother, Sun Shi, passed away long ago. Now there is a stepmother, Meng Shi, who has a 13-year-old daughter. Eldest sister also has a younger brother named Zhao Honggui, who is useless and has already married his wife Zheng Shi. That's all the people in the family."

  "Ah?" Mr. Yao's eyes narrowed slightly, "How long has Zheng been married? No children?"

  "It's been more than three years and I've never felt at ease. My whole family is worried." Hu Mingde hastily replied.

  Mr. Yao smiled, "That's quite anxious, this Zhao family, with only your elder brother's son as the sole descendant."

  "It's not possible, my sister-in-law said just the other day, if we can't have any more children, we'll have to adopt. Hu Mingde didn't know why Mr. Yao was asking these questions, but Mr. Yao was very pleased with this, he saw it very clearly."

  "How old are you this year? You can take the imperial examination as a child prodigy, it seems that your learning and writing skills have reached an advanced level, why haven't you taken the exam?" Mr. Yao changed the subject.

  Hu Mingde was taken aback and hastily accompanied a smile: "Always diligent in reading books, just official duties in the government office... my wife..."

  Without waiting for Hu Mingde to respond, Mr. Yao smiled and said: "I've read the official documents you wrote, they're quite good, your talent is evident, when you have time, study a few more books, write some articles and let me take a look. Next year's county exam, you should give it a try, I'll put in a word with the magistrate, becoming a scholar shouldn't be too difficult."

  Hu Mingde, no matter how dull he was, felt something was wrong at this moment. He paused for a while, then knelt down with a thud, "Sir, just give the order, as long as it's below...as long as sir gives the word."

  "Hmm," seeing that Hu Mingde was still a sensible person, Mr. Yao nodded in satisfaction and helped him up, "Get up, you can go back to your home in Qiaotou Town later..."

  Hu Mingde took Mr. Yao's words and left the government office, rushing straight back to his home in Qiaotou Town.

  Mr. Yao came out from the back door of the Constitutional Court, returned to his residence, closed the door, carefully wrote a statement, copied it in regular script, sealed it carefully, applied red wax, and called his trusted aide Chen Shan to come in and handed him the letter.

  "You immediately go to Hengshan County, quietly, and hand over this letter to Wu Xianwei. Tell him that no matter what, put the things in this letter into the official documents of Hengshan County, and make a note on the criminal record book. Don't write it too clearly, the more vague the better. There is a date inside, tell him that after this matter is handled well, he will be able to advance one step from an official to a government position within a year or two."

  Chen Shan agreed, took good care of the letter, and hastily left the yard, leading his horse to Hengshan County.

  Mr. Yao walked back and forth in the house a few times, looked at the time, went out of the yard, put his hands behind his back, and strolled to a nearby tea house not far from home.

  Sitting down on the second floor of the teahouse, before long, a man in his thirties, thin but robust, asked if anyone was there and sat down opposite Mr. Yao, ordered tea soup, and drank half a bowl with a loud gulp.

  During the time it took to drink half a bowl of tea, Mr. Yao had already scanned his surroundings several times. At this moment, the second floor of the teahouse was bustling with noise and excitement, but no one noticed him and the man opposite him.

  Mr. Yao pushed the folded papers tightly against the table, picked up his tea cup to cover his mouth and said in a low voice: "Use that Lian Gui, let him go find Wutong, ask Wutong to pull out a complaint form, just say it's Master Yuanrong asking for it. It's a false accusation, hurry up, the faster the better."

  The man opposite picked up the paper and silver ticket, then gulped down the tea soup in his bowl, stood up, and walked downstairs with quick steps.

  Mr. Yao lifted his leg, sat leisurely, drank another bowl of tea, stood up and went back to the Xian Si government office.

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